Conference Session

Teaching Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Karim Muci-Kuchler; Jonathan Weaver

Session 2125 Learning How to Identify Customer Requirements: A Key Component of Product Development Courses Karim H. Muci-Küchler1 and Jonathan M. Weaver2 1 Mechanical Engineering Department South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2 Mechanical Engineering Department University of Detroit Mercy Abstract A crucial step in the process to develop a new product is the identification of thecustomer requirements. The

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Clifton Johnston; Diane Douglas

Session 3425 Writing in the Engineering Design Lab: How Problem Based Learning provides a Context for Student Writing D.M. Douglas, C.R. Johnston, D.J. Caswell, M. Eggermont Faculty of Engineering University of CalgaryAbstractIt is the experience of most writing instructors that when students write (or speak) aboutsubjects that matter to them many writing problems, such as grammar and poororganization, fall away. Since the quality of student writing seems to be dependant on thewriting context, it is worthwhile looking at the situations in which we ask students

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching/Learning Strategies

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2004 Annual Conference

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch

Connecticut College of Technology: Creating Collaborations between Educators and Industry; The Key to Building a Technological WorkforceHistory of the College of Technology The CT College of Technology is a state-wide, technology and engineeringseamless pathway between Connecticut’s 12 community colleges and six four-year institutions of higher education that was implemented statewide in 1995. In2002, a system to system statewide articulation agreement was signed betweenthe COT and the 17 vocational-technical high schools, creating a 2 + 2 + 2pathway in engineering and technology disciplines. The COT is much more thana series of articulation agreements filed in a file cabinet but includes

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mary Vanis; Donna Zerby; Bassam Mater; Debra Banks; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 1692 METS Pilot Program: A Community College/University Collaboration to Recruit Underrepresented Minority Students into Engineering Mary R. Anderson-Rowland1, Mary I. Vanis2, Debra L. Banks1, Bassam Mater2, Donna M. Zerby1, and Elizabeth Chain2 Arizona State University1/Maricopa Community Colleges2AbstractMaricopa Engineering Transition Scholars (METS), funded by NSF, is a collaborative projectbetween Arizona State University and five Maricopa Community Colleges. The project aims toincrease the recruitment and retention from untapped labor pools in community colleges intouniversity engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hector Estrada

Analysis of Wind Loads on Buildings and Signs: A Computer Program Based on ASCE 7 Dr. H. Estrada* (corresponding author) and Y. Chiu* *Civil Engineering Program Texas A&M University – Kingsville MSC 194 Kingsville, Texas 78363 Hector.Estrada@tamuk.edu ABSTRACT This paper presents the description of a computer program for the analysis of wind loads onbuildings and signs. The material used to develop this program was derived mainly from theAmerican

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Cedric Walker; Carol Mullenax

Session 1793 Increasing Freshman Contact with Engineers – A Revamp of ENGR101, Tulane’s Freshman Intro to Engineering Course Carol Mullenax, Cedric Walker Tulane UniversityAbstractIn prior years, an entering freshman wanting to pursue a career in engineering could not eitherrefute or verify that decision based on anything other than entry-level math and science classesuntil well after his first year of study. At Tulane, a third of the freshmen initially enrolling in theSchool of Engineering decided to pursue other majors by the end of their freshman

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul King; Lloyd Massengill; Joel Barnett; Donald Kinser; Andrew Dozier

Session 3125 Development of a Joint BME, ME, and EE/CE Senior Engineering Design SeminarPaul H. King, Ph.D., P.E., Donald L. Kinser, Ph.D., P.E., Joel Barnett, Ph.D., Lloyd Massengill, Ph.D., Andrew Dozier, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, 37235AbstractIn the spring term of 2003 the design instructors from the departments of BiomedicalEngineering (PK), Mechanical Engineering (DK, JB) and Electrical and ComputerEngineering (LM, JB, AD) met to discuss the possibility of collaboration oninterdisciplinary design projects and the development of a common design lecture for allfour majors

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Joe Hartman

Session 1532 Using a Request for Proposal (RFP) Methodology to Enhance Engineering Design Courses JOE HARTMAN Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State UniversityAbstractThis paper presents a novel teaching technique that uses a “Request for Proposal” (RFP) as adesign tool to add practical real-world engineering design experience in upper level electricaland computer engineering courses. Design examples and student survey responses from aComputer Architecture and Computer Networks course are described.RFPs are used in government and industry for

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Vincent C. Prantil; Thomas J. Labus; William Howard

Session 2547 Combining Computer Analysis and Physical Testing in a Finite Element Analysis Course William E. Howard, Thomas J. Labus, and Vincent C. Prantil Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractFinite element analysis (FEA) has become an essential tool in the product design process ofmany companies. A course in FEA is required in a large number of mechanical engineering andmechanical engineering technology curricula. Most FEA courses necessarily include somebalance of theory and practical use of a commercial FEA program. In a course recentlydeveloped at Milwaukee

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Marjan Zadnik

Teaching in Engineering, Science and Computing: A Collaborative Process to Improve Quality Marjan G. Zadnik, Joan Gribble, Shelley R. Yeo†, Peter L. Lee. Division of Engineering, Science and Computing, † Learning Support Network, Curtin University of Technology, PO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845.IntroductionThis paper outlines a process encouraging the involvement of all academic staff in theDivision of Engineering, Science and Computing at Curtin University of Technology toimprove the quality of their teaching and students’ learning. The Teaching

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Timothy Nix

Session Number : 3420 Using Intr oductor y Computer Science as a Tool for Teaching Gener al Pr oblem Solving By Major Timothy G. Nix Affiliation: United States Militar y Academy, West Point, NY Abstr actThe primary purpose of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point is to produce leadersfor the U.S. Army. Thus, the curriculum is tailored with this goal in mind. One of theselling points of the computer science program is its emphasis on problem solving. Thepremise is that the problem solving skills that are instilled through computer science canbe extrapolated to problem solving in general and

Conference Session

Integrating Taxes, Law, & Business

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jeannette Russ

Session 1339 Learning across Disciplines: A Case-study Approach to Teaching Engineering Economics and Business Policy Jeannette H. Russ and William R. Nance, Jr. Union UniversityIntroductionFor engineering students in disciplines other than industrial engineering, the required engineeringeconomy course is sometimes considered to be uninteresting or even irrelevant. In an attempt toincrease the appeal of our economics course, we have successfully introduced two elements.First, we build a large portion of the course around a case study that requires a simple

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Outside Class

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2004 Annual Conference

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Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

Maximizing Your Productivity as a Junior Faculty Member: Balancing Research, Teaching, and Service Lori Mann Bruce, J.W. Bruce Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThe majority of new engineering educators are confronted with two daunting challenges: (1)wisely select the tasks on which they spend time and energy and (2) effectively manage theirtime and energy in order to maximize their productivity. In this paper, the authors suggest seven“tricks of the trade” designed to help a new faculty member achieve their tenure and/orpromotion requirements while balancing their research, teaching, and service workloads. Theseseven strategies are aimed at

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Watts; Theodor Richardson

Session 3555 Exposing Engineering Graduate Students to a Constructivist Approach to Teaching Elementary and Middle School Science Theodor D Richardson, Michael J Watts, Jed S Lyons, Christine Ebert University of South CarolinaAbstractTraining and competency are essential attributes of teachers at any societal level; however, mostcollege professors are trained in a technical area instead of the art and science of teaching.Knowing a student's learning style, developmental level, strengths, and weaknesses will help toeducate that student in a meaningful way; at the college level, these factors

Conference Session

Innovation in Continuing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Martin Cala; Jaymin Patel; Ganesh Kudav; Burke Davis

Session 2222 INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP – A MODEL FOR FACULTY PROFFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CURRICULAR INNOVATION Ganesh Kudav, Marty Cala – Faculty Members Burke M. Davis, and Jaymin J. Patel, Undergraduate Students, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Youngstown State University, Ohio ABSTRACT Youngstown State University and Parker Hannifin Corporation have jointly created theHydraulics Research and Education Center at Youngstown State University. The goal of thiscenter is to

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

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Vance Poteat; Abdullatif Bagegni

Session #3133 A Low Cost Power Quality and Energy Savings Laboratory for Undergraduate Education and Research Abdullatif Bagegni, Vance Poteat Merrimack CollegeAbstractThis paper describes the design and implementation of a power quality and energy savingslaboratory at Merrimack College. Merrimack College is a liberal arts institution north of Boston,MA, which has a small ABET accredited ECE department with 6 faculty and about 90 students.There is strong student interest in learning about power, and local utilities seek graduates withexpertise in power. A new

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

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Kishore Kotteri; Joan Carletta; Amy Bell

Session 3232 Quantized FIR Filter Design: A Collabor ative Project for Digital Signal Processing and Digital Design Cour ses Kishor e A. Kotter i, Amy E. Bell, J oan E. Car letta Vir ginia Tech / Vir ginia Tech / The Univer sity of Akr onAbstr actWe describe a collaborative, team-based filter design project for students in two senior-levelelectrical and computer engineering courses: Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Digital Design(DD). The objective of the project is to replicate real-world issues involved in the design andimplementation of digital filters. These issues can not be

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Adams; Vance Poteat

Session #1532 Curricular Review and Adoption of a Sophomore Level Microprocessor- Embedded Controller Sequence Vance E. Poteat, John G. Adams Merrimack CollegeAbstractThis paper describes curricular reviews that took place at Merrimack College during 2002, andthe two-course sequence in the sophomore year created to address observed areas of concern.The Merrimack ECE Program is faced with unique challenges in that it is the only USundergraduate only program in a Catholic College. As part of the ECE department’s ContinuousProgram Improvement mandated by ABET 2000

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ronald Bennett; Eugene Audette

Session 2555 Addressing the Need for Engineering Educators in Higher Education: A Proposal and an Associated Curriculum Eugene J. Audette, Ph.D., L.P. Associate Dean, Academics & Research School of Education University of St. Thomas-Minneapolis Ronald J. Bennett, Ph.D. Director and Chair School of Engineering & Technology Management University of St

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade: Inside the Class

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2004 Annual Conference

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Lori M. Bruce; J.W. Bruce

Maximizing Your Productivity as a Junior Faculty Member: Being Effective in the Classroom J.W. Bruce, Lori Mann Bruce Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThe most distinguishing difference between “practicing” engineers (in industrial or government)and the university “faculty engineer” are instructional duties. In new engineering educators,inability or insecurities in instructional duties are by far the most common complaint [1].Furthermore, these new educators face a classroom of students that are possibly hostile tolearning and are usually much less prepared than the educator at the same point in their career.The results are low teaching

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ming-Sung Koh; Mick Brzoska; William Loendorf

Session 1349 Implementing a Software Engineering Technology Program within the Context of Experienced-Based Learning William Loendorf, Mick Brzoska, Min-Sung Koh, and Esteban Rodriguez-Marek1 Eastern Washington University School of Computing and Engineering Sciences Department of Engineering Technology and Multimedia DesignAbstractThe Department of Engineering Technology and Multimedia Design (ETMD) within the Schoolof Computing and Engineering Sciences at Eastern Washington University (EWU) hasimplemented a new program in the emerging

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hong Wong; Vikram Kapila

Session 3120 Internet-Based Remote Control of a DC Motor using an Embedded Ethernet Microcontroller Hong Wong and Vikram Kapila Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Email: [hwong01@utopia, vkapila@duke].poly.eduAbstract In this paper, we present an approach to perform position control of a DC motorexperimental setup via the Internet. A main component of this setup is an embedded servermicrocontroller interfaced to the motor. A remote client computer

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2004 Annual Conference

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Suzanne Olds

Session 2530 Developing a Standards-based K-12 Engineering Curricula through Partnerships with University Students and IndustrySuzanne A. Olds1, Chirag D. Patel1, Bugrahan Yalvac2, David E. Kanter1,2, Neha Goel1 1 Biomedical Engineering Department/ 2School of Education and Social Policy Northwestern University, Evanston, ILBackgroundWe have developed a K12 engineering outreach project that aims to benefit the projectdevelopers as much as the target recipients of the instructional materials. The primary developersin this case are university biomedical engineering (BME) students, both

Conference Session

Technology in Environmental Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chris Swan

Case Study of a Project for First-Year Students that Integrates Research and Community Service Christopher W. Swan Tufts University AbstractOver the last 20 years, recycling programs have developed throughout the United Statesand internationally. However, once the “recycled” material is placed at the curbside orbrought to the recycling center, what happens next? Researching and describingrecycling was the project aimed at providing first-year engineering students a “windowon research”. The students were tasked to develop a poster document and presentation touse to inform community policy makers and citizens on the recycling

Conference Session

TIME 9: Thermal Fluids/Fluid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Donald Mueller; Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

Session 3666 Estimation of the Average Heat Transfer Coefficient for a Long Horizontal Cylindrical Fin Rod Donald W. Mueller, Jr., Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh Engineering Department Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, USAAbstractThe physical situation considered in this study is a horizontal, long rod of cylindrical cross-sectionwith one end maintained at a constant elevated temperature. This paper examines the assumptionthat the heat transfer coefficient along the rod is

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Matthew Dettman

Development and Assessment of a New Project / Practice Based Civil Engineering Curriculum Matthew A. Dettman, P.E. Western Kentucky University1. IntroductionWestern Kentucky University is currently in the process of developing a new undergraduateengineering programs in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering focusing on engaging thestudent in a project / practice based environment and preparing them for a career as a practicingengineer. This paper will discuss the process of developing the civil engineering program thatbegan with the creation of goals for the engineering department up to the present day with aclearly defined

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

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Wayne Wentzheimer; Jeremy G. VanAntwerp; Douglas A. Vander Griend; Jennifer VanAntwerp

Session 1171 Chemistry and Materials Science for All Engineering Disciplines: A Novel Interdisciplinary Team-Teaching Approach Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Jeremy G. VanAntwerp, Douglas A. Vander Griend, W. Wayne Wentzheimer Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan1 AbstractA novel first-year course (Engineering Chemistry and Materials Science) was created to broadenthe technical foundation in the BSE program at Calvin College. The content of the new coursewas drawn from two established courses – an engineering course in materials science (which wassubsequently

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Joanne DeGroat; Jeffery Radigan; Jeff McCune; Andrew O'Brien; James Beams; Matt Gates; Craig Morin; John Demel; Richard Freuler

Session 1620 Expanding the Options for a First-Year Student Design Experience – An Improved Microcontroller for Mobile Robotics Jeffery P. Radigan, James M. Beams, Richard J. Freuler, Craig E. Morin, Matthew S. Gates, Jeffrey J. McCune, Andrew J. O'Brien, Joanne E. DeGroat, and John T. Demel College of Engineering, The Ohio State UniversityAbstractIn order to meet the rising demands of both education and logistical feasibility when usingrobotics as a design tool, a research group at The Ohio State University is design and testing anew micro controller for

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

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Virendra Varma

Session 1121 Innovations in Construction Engineering Education: Rudiments of a Senior-Level Topics Course Virendra K. Varma, Ph.D., P.E. Missouri Western State CollegeAbstractThere is an urgency for reform in engineering education. The new accreditation criteriaEC2000, and TC2K of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)for accrediting engineering and technology programs respectively, encourage innovationsin curriculum design. The criteria are outcomes-based, and non-prescriptive. However,there are constraints in what educational institutions can and can

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Betz

Session 1601 Design Competitions as Tools for Change in Secondary (9-12) Technology Education: A Regional Case Study Joseph A. Betz State University of New York at FarmingdaleAbstractTechnology Education faculty at the secondary level share a kinship with college levelEngineering, Engineering Technology and Architecture faculty in the kinds of open-endeddesign and team problem-solving projects given to their students. This kinship also provides amutually beneficial relationship in terms of recruitment and access. However, there is afundamental difference